City Space Architecture is proud to announce a series of events for the presentation of first year’s results of the international research project “MaPS. Mastering Public Space“, that will take place next May 23-31, 2015 in Italy. MaPS is a collaborative research network involving more than 25 leading Universities and institutions all around the world. […] read more
Open call for papers With the impulse of the International Society of Biourbanism (ISB), since 2011, the Journal of Biourbanism (JBU) has defined itself as one of the emerging peer-reviewed online international academic journals. Published twice a year, the JBU is active in fields related to architecture, design urban planning, the built environment and social […] read more
An international working group has been established under the direction of Prof. T. M. Vinod Kumar for studying the effective results of cities “smartization” around the world. 8 countries are under examination: Canada, China, Germany, Greece, India, Italy, Thailand, and USA. The goal is verifying what are the real advantages ICT and biopolitics of control […] read more
The Journal of Biourbanism is entering a new life stage, after the assessment of biourbanism as a relevant academic topic worldwide. We are very grateful to the former editor in chief, Professor Arch. Eleni Tracada (University of Derby), who launched the Journal and managed it along 4 years with the help of Antonio Caperna, Angelica […] read more
The ISB Fundraising Unit is looking for partners such as universities and SMEs operating in the restoration sector and related social issues for the European Call: H2020 SC5-07-2015: More Effective Ecosystem Restoration in the EU Scope: Proposals should develop for conceptually coherent ecosystem types tools, approaches, methodologies and methods to assess and predict the effectiveness relative to their […] read more
We are glad to announce that Arch. Zaheer Allam has been appointed ISB representative for Africa. He will help connecting with professionals and theoreticians from the Big Mother Continent, establishing new ISB branches, and spreading and enriching biourbanism –a new scientific approach that is more keen to several African needs and traditions than the current […] read more
by Hikmet Şırlak How do you calculate the time t, needed to consume one glass of tea, provided the diameter d=4 cm, the height h=8 cm and a parabolic form where f(x)=x² ? Not a maths person? Then set your timer and just drink it. If you think you lack the knowledge to tell the quality […] read more
by Laura Cipollini I’d like to share my thoughts on some issues that I consider to be fundamental to effectively intervene on topics that can no longer be postponed. About 10 years ago, following my research in Sarajevo, the “Jerusalem of the Balkans”, I decided to use the reflections that emerged from that experience in […] read more
by Menno Cramer The rise of Biodiversity Edward O Wilson is an architect according to Rohan Silva, Co-Founder of Secondhome. The Secondhome building who hosted a lecture from the distinguished biologist Edward O. Wilson last 4th November in London is full of fractal geometry, nature, round lines and circular shapes. There are no square […] read more
The President of ISB Professor Antonio Caperna took part at the UN-Habitat Urban Thinkers Campus, last October 15-18. The Urban Thinkers Campus is an initiative of UN-Habitat in association with the Universal Forum of Cultures of Naples and Campania. It is organized in the city of Caserta, a UNESCO Cultural Heritage site in the region […] read more